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We can play the home version: chickens cows pigs I think that's it! Sheep are mostly used for wool, goats for milk and the odd lambchop. I guess there's some

We can play the home version: chickens cows pigs I think that's it! Sheep are mostly used for wool, goats for milk and the odd lambchop. I guess there's some geese and ducks. I would salmon, but does farming of them displace more of the habitat loss we've cost them with damns, mining, oil fields, etc?

phillc73 9y ago
I think it depends where you are, regarding the use of sheep. In Australia and New Zealand, lamb consumption is quite popular. Australian figures from 2016 show 9.5kg of lamb consumed per capita[1]. From the article: "This means that with underlying population growth, the total volume consumed in Australia is forecast to edge above 240,000 tonnes cwt by 2020, which will account for 46% of Australia’s lamb production." Which means there's a further 250,000 tonnes exported. The UK appears to be even higher in absolute numbers. Average purchase per week per person of mutton and lamb was 35 grams, which equates to 1.82kg per annum[2]. With a population of 63 million, that is once again a fairly large consumption of sheep. [1] https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2016-australian-lamb-consumption-figures-demonstrate-resilience/ https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2016-austr... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/284346/weekly-uk-household-consumption-of-mutton-and-lamb-in-the-united-kingdom/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/284346/weekly-uk-househo...
masklinn 9y ago
> I think that's it! Sheep are mostly used for wool, goats for milk and the odd lambchop. It very much depends on the country. Australia, NZ, South Africa and muslim countries consume significant amounts of sheep meat e.g. 5.5kg per capita in Saudi Arabia, 7.4 in Australia, 3.2 in Iran, …
KGIII 9y ago
> goats for milk and the odd lambchop. Just to avoid confusion, lamb chops come from lambs - sheep. It's probably just a grammar issue, but I figured I'd note this. Also, goat is delicious. Americans don't eat much goat or sheep, but they are regularly eaten elsewhere.
EADGBE 9y ago
I always thought that was a "dam". Is it a "damn"?

phillc73 9y ago

I think it depends where you are, regarding the use of sheep. In Australia and New Zealand, lamb consumption is quite popular. Australian figures from 2016 show 9.5kg of lamb consumed per capita[1]. From the article: "This means that with underlying population growth, the total volume consumed in Australia is forecast to edge above 240,000 tonnes cwt by 2020, which will account for 46% of Australia’s lamb production." Which means there's a further 250,000 tonnes exported. The UK appears to be even higher in absolute numbers. Average purchase per week per person of mutton and lamb was 35 grams, which equates to 1.82kg per annum[2]. With a population of 63 million, that is once again a fairly large consumption of sheep. [1] https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2016-australian-lamb-consumption-figures-demonstrate-resilience/ https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2016-austr... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/284346/weekly-uk-household-consumption-of-mutton-and-lamb-in-the-united-kingdom/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/284346/weekly-uk-househo...

masklinn 9y ago

> I think that's it! Sheep are mostly used for wool, goats for milk and the odd lambchop. It very much depends on the country. Australia, NZ, South Africa and muslim countries consume significant amounts of sheep meat e.g. 5.5kg per capita in Saudi Arabia, 7.4 in Australia, 3.2 in Iran, …

KGIII 9y ago

> goats for milk and the odd lambchop. Just to avoid confusion, lamb chops come from lambs - sheep. It's probably just a grammar issue, but I figured I'd note this. Also, goat is delicious. Americans don't eat much goat or sheep, but they are regularly eaten elsewhere.

EADGBE 9y ago

I always thought that was a "dam". Is it a "damn"?